Voyage Advisor

Job Description

1. Qualification • Sailed as 2nd Officer. • Or bachelors degree in Maritime studies or a related field. 2. Experience • Shore experience in Voyage Optimization, maritime operations, or a similar role will be an advantage. • Excellent understanding of weather patterns, oceanography, and maritime regulations. • Certification in voyage optimization or related areas will be an added advantage. • Working evenings and night and weekends, holidays on a rotational basis to support a 24/7 operation. 3. Skills • Good Interpersonal skills • Collaborative • Adaptability • Strong Analytical & problem-solving skills 4. Travel • Based on the exigency of the Assignment / Project. 5. Roles & Responsibilities • Assisting the clients in finding the most optimal route (safest and most cost/time/fuel efficient route) with the help of our software to ensure the safety of the vessel, cargo and crew. • They will respond to client inquires for weather conditions and other information during the voyages and have contact to both offshore and onshore staff. • They will provide heavy weather guidance to vessels which need it. • They will provide end of voyage charter reports to clients when needed. • Address specific vessel and client needs on all aspects of the voyage, from administrative details, data quality and vessel voyage optimization to performance and safety. • Monitor speed, fuel and position deviations for vessels on active routes and notify relevant parties. • Monitor and asses the vessels current performance level to ensure the most optimal routing. • Inform vessels close to hurricanes/typhoons and offer assistance. • Update routes for vessels with changed performance and notify relevant parties in case of large ETA/cost changes. • Check world map to see if any vessels are close to bad weather and assist master if necessary. • Make a spot check on the world map to see if any vessels have received strange routing”. • Will be part of testing and giving feedback on future development of our voyage optimization module. • Will provide both phone and written support to both our clients and the vessel.